Since posting my observations about Passion, and in particular the comparison with BYPJ, a couple of people pointed out to me that it might be read as implying that the overseas team made all the difference — not at all what I meant and apologies to the local sound and AV guys if that’s how you read it.

All I was saying is that having a touring band, front of house mixer and lighting director all on the road together for months makes for a very well oiled machine by the time they get to the 17th city. (It gives you the luxury, for instance, of rehearsing everything for weeks and programming each song into your digital mixer and lighting console.)

So just to clarify: The BYPJ gig was extremely well done, especially for a one night event. Thanks to the generosity of everyone who worked on the night.